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Selected Poems
Selected Poems
Selected Poems
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Selected Poems

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The Raven

Watching with a baleful eye
A black scavenger,
Sentinel of the sky
Looking for a weakness,
Looking for a chance
Looking for an error,
Young lovers, caught up in the dance
With a shriek and a pounce,
He seizes on his prey
And another newborn baby
Is safely stole away
Lurking in the darkness
Clutching a branch so cold
Raven has the desperation of youth
And the sour wisdom of the old
In spite of all the raucous noise
In the end he is alone
And when I look out through his eyes
I can see why he is so bold
For the world is a big and empty place
And the nights get very cold.

LanguageEnglish
PublisherLouis Shalako
Release dateFeb 4, 2012
ISBN9780986687198
Selected Poems
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Louis Shalako

Louis Shalako is the founder of Long Cool One Books and the author of twenty-two novels, numerous novellas and other short stories. Louis studied Radio, Television and Journalism Arts at Lambton College of Applied Arts and Technology, later going on to study fine art. He began writing for community newspapers and industrial magazines over thirty years ago. His stories appear in publications including Perihelion Science Fiction, Bewildering Stories, Aurora Wolf, Ennea, Wonderwaan, Algernon, Nova Fantasia, and Danse Macabre. He lives in southern Ontario and writes full time. Louis enjoys cycling, swimming and good books.

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    Selected Poems - Louis Shalako

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    Louis Shalako

    This Smashwords Edition copyright 2014 Louis Shalako and Long Cool One Books

    Design: J. Thornton

    ISBN 978-0-9866871-9-8

    This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may anot be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

    The following is a work of original art. Any resemblance to any person living or deceased; or to any places or events, is purely coincidental. Names, places, settings, characters and incidents are the product of the author’s imagination.

    ‘Mr. Robot’ originally appeared in Twisted Tongue #16 (UK) and ‘Danse’ originally appeared in Danse Macabre’s ‘Morgenblatt,’ (Morning Poetry.)

    Cedar Branches

    The cedar branches flare

    Blue resinous smoke

    Permeates the air

    The licking tongues of flame

    Provide a homely glare

    The clink of a spoon

    The rattle of a cup

    My partner tells a joke

    Coffee water warms up

    Dove

    High in the branches above

    Sings

    His mournful tune

    Tree at my back feels good

    Raincoat, underneath

    Keeps

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